2026 Board of Directors Meetings

RecycleSmart Board meetings are generally held the fourth Thursday of the month at 3:00 p.m.  All meetings are held at Walnut Creek City Hall, 1666 North Main Street, 3rd floor conference room, Walnut Creek unless otherwise noted. The Board does not hold regular meetings in July or November. Board meeting agendas and complete packets will be posted at […]

Newsletter Fall 2025

During the holidays, many of us welcome loved ones into our homes—sometimes from far away. As you reconnect with friends and family, you can use this quality time to teach your out-of-town guests some helpful tips to reduce, reuse, and recycle. It’s a gift that keeps on giving!

Newsletter Summer 2025

Toggle navigation Remarkable recyclers in Lafayette Announcing our 2025 scholarships School sorters rule! Poster contest winners Trash-picking robot Apply for a $3000 waste reduction grant! Print Remarkable recyclers in Lafayette Get to know the Knolles! A few months ago, we started a search for a real family to share their stories of waste reduction, reuse, […]

Newsletter Winter 2025

Toggle navigation Reinforcing the Resolution Save the planet in Your Kitchen Give Your Black Cart a Break Resolutions for All ReThink Single-Use Plastics Spread the Love Print Reinforcing the Resolution Make Reuse Part of Your Resolution! New Year’s Eve may have come and gone, but you can still stay resolute with your resolutions—especially if they […]

Board Survey

2025 RecycleSmart Board of Directors Pre-Retreat Survey

2025 Board of Directors Meetings

RecycleSmart Board meetings are generally held the fourth Thursday of the month at 3:00 p.m.  All meetings are held at Walnut Creek City Hall, 1666 North Main Street, 3rd floor conference room, Walnut Creek unless otherwise noted. The Board does not hold regular meetings in August or November. Board meeting agendas and complete packets will be posted at […]

Newsletter Fall 2024

Toggle navigation Our 2023 Yearly Report Keep It Spooky and Sustainable Cart Sorting: Holiday Edition Delicious Zero-Waste Decor Park Theater Seat-quel Gourd Thinking Print Our 2023 yearly report The numbers are in! Our annual analysis provides valuable insight into our operations, along with a sense of how we’re doing as a community. Good job, everyone! […]

2024 Waste Reduction Student Scholarships

Student Scholarships RecycleSmart initiated the student scholarship program in 2015 to inspire and reward student leaders who have made significant contributions to reducing waste at their high schools. Since that time, student leaders from Acalanes High School, Campolindo High School, Miramonte High School, Las Lomas High School, Northgate High School, Monte Vista High School and […]

Newsletter Summer 2024

A banner of flags rotating in purple, pink, red, yellow, blue and green colors hangs above a table top with a chocolate cake, sunflowers in a vase, a stack of white plates, two glasses of lemonade and a pitcher of lemonade all displayed on a blue and white checkered tablecloth.

Toggle navigation We’ve Got a Taste for Zero Waste! Hot for Compost Sorting Summer Drinks Get Gleaning! Congrats Scholarship Winners Make It Your Own Print We’ve Got a Taste for Zero Waste Summer’s here and we’re ready to party! Whether you’re dining al fresco or hosting a mini disco, we’ve got tips to make your […]